By Ruth SOWBY A festival of international food, songs, dances, and arts & crafts were presented with panache for the second year in a row on Saturday, March 16. It was standing room only for late comers as over 500 people took up every chair in the auditorium of the Glendale YMCA on Louise Street. The […]
Members of the La Crescenta Woman’s Club enjoyed their weekly walk at Descanso Gardens with the tulips in full bloom. It’s truly springtime with baby ducks, camellias and tulips to enjoy. The Woman’s Club meets every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. for a walk through Descanso Gardens. For more information about the Club, check out […]
Members of the American Legion and VFW hosted a St. Patrick’s Day lunch at the Verdugo Hills Memorial Hall on Friday, March 15. The dish of the day? Corned beef and cabbage prepared by members of the Hall. Photos by Dick CLUBB
The Glendale Y, founded in 1926 and based on Lexington Avenue since the 1940s, provides 45-day shelter for families in crisis due to domestic violence. Through its emergency shelter, Sunrise Village, residents receive food, clothing and supportive services. The Y’s Hope Closet includes clothing for women and children provided through donations from the community. Oakmont […]
It was a night of grants and prizes at the March 7 mixer of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce. Held at Bob Smith Toyota in celebration of (and preparation for) the annual Smart A Thon, held in the council rooms at USC-VHH on March 27 by the Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund, the […]
Village Poets presents the anthology, Crystal Fire, Poems of Joy & Wisdom, (Moonrise Press) on Sunday, March 24 at 4:30 p.m. at Bolton Hall Museum, featuring eight of the contributing poets including poet/ illustrator Ambika Talwar and publisher/poet Maja Trochimczyk. “Maja Trochimczyk’s remarkable new anthology ‘Crystal Fire’ pulls together many poetic gems from several writers. […]
By Ruth SOWBY Glendale’s El Morfi Grill was the setting for the evening mixer of the Glendale Latino Association (GLA) held in January. Some 60 members and their guests dined on the restaurant’s signature Argentinian dishes served buffet style. Sipping, supping and schmoozing were the order of the night. For $15 per GLA member and $20 per guest, […]
By Katie O’BRIEN STARC (Sunland Tujunga Arts, Rec and Culture) Committee members and members of the community gathered on Feb. 27 at McGroarty Arts Center to learn about the “Tales of the Chumash” in a presentation by Chumash Tongva Elder Dennis Garcia. Garcia, a dancer of traditional music, spoke about his regalia made of […]
The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada announced Katherine Markgraf as the 2023 La Cañadan of the Year to acknowledge her long-standing exemplary leadership and broad-based volunteer service throughout La Cañada Flintridge and the foothills community. A celebratory luncheon will be held on Wednesday, March 27 at 11:30 a.m. honoring Markgraf at the Church of Jesus […]
By Ruth SOWBY On Saturday, March 8 at Mountain Avenue Elementary School in La Crescenta, 21 girls and boys from Pack 360 Webelos Scouts literally bridged the gap from Cubs to full-fledged Scouts. A makeshift bridge allowed each Cub Scout to cross over to the waiting Scout troop and Scoutmaster. Before making the transition to Troop […]